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US label. Label Code: LC 0040 / LC 00040 [l=World Pacific Records] applies to all the label variations that have occurred over time, starting from 1957 (see images): - [i]World Pacific Records[/i] (from 1957 to ~1960); - [i]World-Pacific[/i] (with a dash, in the early 60s); - [i]World Pacific[/i] (without dash, after the brand was acquired by [l=Liberty Records, Inc.] in May 1965; after the purchase the labels carried the notation "A Product of Liberty Records"). In summer 1968, [l=Transamerica Corporation] purchased all of the Liberty labels including World Pacific. [l=Liberty] and the rest of the labels were folded in with the [l=United Artists Records] label, also owned by Transamerica. United Artists did reissue World Pacific material in the 1970's. The label was revived in the early 90s by [l=Capitol Records, Inc.] and sometimes carries the notation "A Blue Note Label". For the company credits, use: [l=World-Pacific Records] for both [i]World Pacific Records[/i] (1957-1960) and [i]World-Pacific Records[/i] (1960-1963); [l=World-Pacific Inc.] (1963-1964), until cat. n. ~(X-)430 (7"s) / ~WP-1830/ST-1830 (LPs); [l=Liberty Records]/[l=Liberty Records, Inc.] (1965-1969), from cat. n° ~77800 (7"s) / cat n° ~WP-1835/WPS-21835 (LPs) ; [l=Liberty/U.A. Inc.] (1969/1970); [l=Capitol Records, Inc.] (1979-present)